This summer’s heatwaves scorched cities, wildfires raged across continents, and floods swept away homes and livelihoods. According to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these are previews of what’s coming, because global temperature rise is now…
At AFSF 2026, ministers and financiers made the case that the Sahel agriculture and livestock sectors are an investment opportunity
In June 2026, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) announced that it had set itself a far bigger target for renewable power. It expanded its long-term power development pipeline from 1,500 megawatts (MW) to 5,500 MW. This is a…
GHACOF 74 brings together stakeholders to examine seasonal climate outlook and its implications for key sectors across Greater Horn of Africa
Nairobi became a meeting point for one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges: how to halt the loss of biodiversity. Delegates gathered at the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters for two linked meetings under the Convention on Biological Diversity…
Forecasts indicate that the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA)will face intensified rainfall over parts of Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, and South Sudan
When you’re a bluesman, you’ll know that art, in its best form, preserves the story of man and our society. From a gifted bard plucking on strings, a painter gracefully stroking his brush on a wall, to the slow,…
At Inaarok Lukuny Comprehensive School in Kenya’s Kajiado County, pupil enrolment has more than doubled over the past year, rising from 240 to more than 525 children. The head teacher attributes much of that growth to a simple change:…
Kenya’s floriculture industry has long been synonymous with roses. The country’s ideal growing conditions, skilled workforce, and well-established export infrastructure have helped make it one of the world’s leading suppliers of cut flowers. Yet as growers seek to diversify…
For decades, Africa’s food security debate has revolved around familiar questions: How can the continent produce more food? What technologies are needed? Who will fund agricultural transformation? But at the inaugural World Food Prize Foundation DialogueNEXT Africa held in…